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Is this rust worth repairing? (drive.proton.me)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/cars

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This is a Toyota Aygo from 2007. As you can see, the rust is getting pretty bad where sills meet the floor. It's the same on both sides near rear wheels. The rest of the floor, body and mechanical parts are very clean and in good shape. The car passed its last inspection three months ago but the rust is obviously spreading and there's no way I'll pass the next inspection after two years or the car will be safe to drive, especially since the rust is exactly where rear jack points are.

How much labour do you think welding would require? Is it going to be expensive? Sure, it's a shitbox from 2007 and scrapping the car before the next inspection sounds like the easy way but the rest of the car is actually in a very good shape mechanically and cosmetically, and very nice to drive, so I'd prefer to keep it, assuming a body shop can fix the rust damage for something like under 500 Euros. What do you recommend?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

That looks like it's gonna be a ton of work if repair panels are even available. I dunno what labor prices are in Lithuania, but in the US that could easily cost $5k or more. They'll have to strip the interior, cutout the rust, shape patch panels to fit, weld them in, repaint, and reinstall the interior.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

That sounds like lots of work, I can buy two rust-free Aygos/C1s/107s for that price and keep the current one as a parts donor, lol. Though is ripping out the interior necessary? I thought the bottom floor was not the same as the interior floor under the carpet (based on the height difference and part placement underneath the car), though I might be wrong.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

It'll be necessary to remove the interior so they can access both sides of the panel for removal/installation and not catch anything on fire while welding.

Best bet will be to ask around local autobody shops since they'll have the most accurate estimates. I'd personally just sell the car if it becomes a bigger issue. Repairing is likely cost prohibitive.